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Fluoride Varnish Training for Health-Care Professionals

A training program is available for physicians and qualified personnel seeking to provide fluoride varnish services for MassHealth children under the age of 21.

The Details   of Fluoride Varnish Training for Health-Care Professionals

What you need   for Fluoride Varnish Training for Health-Care Professionals

Step 1

Contact the MassHealth Dental Program Outreach Coordinator, Jenna Blanchette, BS, RDH, at Jenna.Blanchette@dentaquest.com or (617) 413-5427 to discuss the fluoride varnish training program.

Step 2

Physicians and qualified personnel, including nurse practitioners, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, physician assistants, medical assistants, and community health workers may complete a self-administered web-based training to receive CME credit.  (See “Online” section below.)

MassHealth Training Information

MassHealth offers training to support physicians and qualified personnel to offer fluoride varnish services to MassHealth members younger than 21 years old.  Fluoride varnish is safe, inexpensive, and effective in preventing tooth decay. Offering fluoride varnish as a routine service is one way that primary care teams can help prevent tooth decay and improve the health and well-being of MassHealth members.

We can provide support to practices looking to implement or improve fluoride varnish services. Assistance can be provided with office workflow and MassHealth billing. We offer tools, resources, and sharing of best practices.

To learn more, please contact Jenna Blanchette, BS, RDH, DentaQuest, Outreach Coordinator/MassHealth Dental Program at Jenna.Blanchette@dentaquest.com / (617) 413-5427.

How to start   Fluoride Varnish Training for Health-Care Professionals

To discuss how you can implement or improve fluoride varnish services in your office, please contact Jenna Blanchette, BS, RDH at Jenna. Blanchette@dentaquest. com I (617) 413- 5427.

Web-based Training

The Smiles for Life, a National Oral Health Program, is endorsed by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. (One CME credit is available through the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) upon completion.) Go to http://www.smilesforlifeoralhealth.org for a web-based training program that includes an online course. (Select Online Course, and then choose the course titled "Caries Risk Assessment, Fluoride Varnish, and Counseling.”) 

  • Participants will need to complete the registration/login process to be able to obtain a CME certificate at the end of the course.

Downloads   for Fluoride Varnish Training for Health-Care Professionals

Open PDF file, 412.9 KB,  Fluoride Varnish Training Manual 2023 (English, PDF 412.9 KB)
Open DOCX file, 83.58 KB,  Fluoride Varnish Training Manual 2023 (English, DOCX 83.58 KB)
Open PDF file, 139.19 KB,  Physician Bulletin 105: Removal of the Fluoride Varnish Training Requirement (English, PDF 139.19 KB)
Open DOCX file, 32.19 KB,  Physician Bulletin 105: Removal of the Fluoride Varnish Training Requirement (English, DOCX 32.19 KB)
Open PDF file, 119.94 KB,  Community Health Center Bulletin 121: Removal of the Fluoride Varnish Training Requirement (English, PDF 119.94 KB)
Open DOCX file, 28.96 KB,  Community Health Center Bulletin 121: Removal of the Fluoride Varnish Training Requirement (English, DOCX 28.96 KB)
Open PDF file, 143.84 KB,  Physician Bulletin 104: Addition to Qualified Personnel for Fluoride Varnish Services (English, PDF 143.84 KB)
Open DOCX file, 28.68 KB,  Physician Bulletin 104: Addition to Qualified Personnel for Fluoride Varnish Services (English, DOCX 28.68 KB)
Open PDF file, 144.21 KB,  Community Health Center Bulletin 118: Addition to Qualified Personnel for Fluoride Varnish Services (English, PDF 144.21 KB)
Open DOCX file, 28.33 KB,  Community Health Center Bulletin 118: Addition to Qualified Personnel for Fluoride Varnish Services (English, DOCX 28.33 KB)
Open PDF file, 337.68 KB,  Transmittal Letter AOH-35 (English, PDF 337.68 KB)
Open DOC file, 934.03 KB,  Transmittal Letter AOH-35 (English, DOC 934.03 KB)
Open PDF file, 198.73 KB,  Transmittal Letter CHC-104 (English, PDF 198.73 KB)
Open DOC file, 763.5 KB,  Transmittal Letter CHC-104 (English, DOC 763.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 56.11 KB,  Transmittal Letter CHC-93 (English, PDF 56.11 KB)
Open TXT file, 6.58 KB,  Transmittal Letter CHC-93 (English, TXT 6.58 KB)
Open PDF file, 174.5 KB,  Transmittal Letter CHC-82 (English, PDF 174.5 KB)
Open TXT file, 21.26 KB,  Transmittal Letter CHC-82 (English, TXT 21.26 KB)
Open PDF file, 445.42 KB,  Transmittal Letter PHY-144 (English, PDF 445.42 KB)
Open DOC file, 346 KB,  Transmittal Letter PHY-144 (English, DOC 346 KB)
Open PDF file, 62.33 KB,  PHY-135: Coverage for Fluoride Varnish Applied by Medical Assistants (English, PDF 62.33 KB)
Open TXT file, 8.48 KB,  PHY-135: Coverage for Fluoride Varnish Applied by Medical Assistants (English, TXT 8.48 KB)
Open PDF file, 236.06 KB,  Transmittal Letter PHY-123 (English, PDF 236.06 KB)
Open TXT file, 33.51 KB,  Transmittal Letter PHY-123 (English, TXT 33.51 KB)

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